Mandatory retirement and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act protects most workers aged 40 through 69 against employment discrimination on account of age. Various issues under the Act are pending before the Supreme Court, in the executive branch regulatory process and in Congress. These include whether and how retirement ages for State and local public safety officers ought to be subject to current ADEA provisions; whether the Act's upper age limit of 70 for non-federal workers should be removed, thereby largely eliminating mandatory retirement on account of age; and what requirements the ADEA should impose on pension plans. Issues have also arisen related to other occupational groups-higher education faculty, airline pilots, and high level executives.,Abstract -- The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967 as Amended -- Labor Force Participation and Retirement Decisions -- Issue. Upper Age Limit of 70 in the ADEA ; Mandatory Retirement for Tenured Faculty ; State and Local Public Safety Officers ; Exemption for High Level Executives ; ADEA Enforcement Procedures ; Pension Plan Benefits ; Airline Pilots ; Other Legislative Proposals.,Sharon House, Specialist in Social Legislation, Education and Public Welfare Division,CRS 85-683 EPW,"January 17, 1984."n"Updated April 1, 1985.",SuDoc# 14. 18/3